PostModern in Images
Steve over at e~mergent kiwi posted an interesting idea a couple weeks ago. He had to do a conversation starter on what "postmodern" is. Being tired of words, he Googled the word on the images search of Google.

I did the same and it was truly interesting. Here are three of the 20 images on the first page:

I have absolutely no idea what this says about the use of the term "postmodern". I just found it interesting. Like so many other words and "labels" these things have a life of their own that no one can understand yet everyone thinks they do. We all tend to use words in ways that we think we understand, but in reality we are as much in the dark as everyone else.

The world we live in is "postmodern" which means "after the modern age." It is a world of speed and information and connections and bright colors and old/new existing next to each other. It is a world of ideas in conflict with themselves. It is a world where people like me like to ramble and discover new ideas in old trappings and old ideas in new.

Of course when we line "in" an age, especially in an age of transition, it is hard to see the outlines of the world. We can often see it only in the shadow of what is different, what is the same, and what we aren't sure of. But like in all eras of change, which I think describes all eras, we need to dig deeply into our values and make sure they are solid, hang on for the ride, and see where God will lead us.